The prevalence of re-hospitalization for heart failure in a Cameroonian tertiary hospital was 30.6%, predominantly affecting older patients with severe disease.
Cross-Sectional (n=160)
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In a Cameroonian tertiary hospital, the prevalence of heart failure re-hospitalization was high (30.6%), predominantly affecting older patients with severe symptoms (NYHA IV) and reduced ejection fraction.
Aim: To determine the prevalence of re-hospitalization for heart failure in the cardiology unit of the Yaoundé General Hospital. Study Design: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study from January 2015 to December 2020. Patients and Methods: Patients aged at least 18 years who were hospitalized for heart failure during the study period were included. Data were collected using a predesigned form and were analyzed using Epi InfoTM version 7.2.2. Results: We included a total of 160 patients. The prevalence of re-hospitalization was 30.6%. Re-hospitalized patients had a mean age of 71.0 ± 13.9 years and a sex ratio of 1.6. The most common etiologies of HF were hypertensive heart disease (36.7%), followed by dilated cardiomyopathy (22.5%), and atrial fibrillation (16.3%). More than two third had class IV NYHA disease (77.6%). Most of them also had HFrEF (71.4%) and anemia (77.6%). Conclusion: There is a high rate of re-hospitalization in the cardiology unit of the Yaoundé General Hospital with most of these patients having old age and severe HF.
Owona et al. (Sun,) conducted a cross-sectional in Heart failure (n=160). None (Observational) was evaluated on Prevalence of re-hospitalization for heart failure. The prevalence of re-hospitalization for heart failure in a Cameroonian tertiary hospital was 30.6%, predominantly affecting older patients with severe disease.
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